Thread: Ebay buying

This topic seems to come up regularly! I wonder what percentage of razors sold off the bay actually came........ on the bay? Ever tried to find a nice one at a yard sale or antique shop? The answer is an honest seller, in my opinion. Even some high volume sellers dispose of sketchy razors in the name of profit. It seems the best razors I have won were from non-razor guys who knew it seemed good and were willing to answer questions and send more pics. Honest is as honest does as in any dealings. If a sellers pics are suspect or lacking and he will not send more pics or answer more questions, then stay away as he might be hiding something. Start early and get these fine fellas to advise you. Of course, if it IS good, you will have to outbid THEM! Catch 22!

Originally Posted by Utopian

This could get out of hand but, another thing you could do would be to PM a member you trust and check with them on their opinion of a particular ebay razor. I have served in this capacity for a few people for razors and barber hones.

HUGE +1 on Ron's advice...I have done this with Max on many occasions (except a couple) and he has provided the guidance necessary and taken the guesswork out of it (not to mention the worry)

Caveat Emptor

Originally Posted by jbcohen

What is your opinion of buying straights on ebay?

I can't complain.
I check the seller's feedback, check the items description and pictures and set a snipe of what I think it's worth. I win sometimes, but most of the times I don't, but that's not big deal.
Every razor I won was like it was described.

Just don't spend much till you know what to look for. Ebay sellers are very good at surprises, things being messed up in ways that you wouldn't have thought of.

In hind sight, I sure wish I trusted that fellow who was selling about 20 or so fillys in separate auctions a few weeks ago. But one never knows. If I had it to do over again, I still would not have gambled as it looked too good to be true.

Like everything else you need to be an informed buyer and be aware of the pitfalls. You can get some great stuff and you can be taken to the cleaners. As my local watch guys says if I have a watch to sell and it's a quality piece I'll sell it in my shop give a warranty and make max profit. If it's junk I sell it on Eboy as is with no warranty to just dump it.